Romance title: Web of Love

Chapter One

WILL WE REACH BRUSSELS SOON, ELLEN? I must say, Belgium is a disappointment so far. It is so flat and uninteresting. Will Brussels be more exciting? I have dreamed about it all through the dreary winter at school. Is it as magical a place as they say?" Miss Jennifer Simpson sat with her nose almost touching the glass of the carriage in which she traveled with her stepmother. She was clearly not intent on waiting for answers to her questions. She had asked the same ones a dozen times since they had left Antwerp.

"It is just an ordinary city," Ellen Simpson said, "made extraordinary by the presence of so many allied troops at present and so many different uniforms. We will be there soon enough. You will feel better once you have seen your papa again. I know he can scarce wait to see you."

"Oh," Jennifer said, withdrawing her gaze for a moment from the passing scenery, "I still cannot quite believe that I am finished with school forever and ever, Ellen. I am eighteen years old, and this time I will stay with you and Papa, not be packed off back to school almost before I have started to enjoy myself."Ellen smiled. "I know your papa is rather concerned about bringing you here," she said. "It was really too bad that Bonaparte was allowed to escape from Elba and that the King of France has fled to Ghent. I had hoped that the wars were over. But it appears that they are not. You may not be here for long after all, Jennifer. But I know your papa wanted you with him for a while."

"Oh, but the Duke of Wellington is here now," Jennifer said. "You told me so, and Helen West's sister wrote her that all would be safe once the duke arrived. And she also wrote that there are so many entertainments in Brussels that it is sometimes hard to choose among them. That is true, is it not, Ellen? And you helped me buy all those gorgeous clothes. And the city is full of officers and scarlet uniforms. It is a pity that Papa's uniform is green. It is not near as dashing as the Guards' uniforms."

"I am quite sure you will be here quite long enough to enjoy yourself," Ellen said. "I hope so. I know your papa wants to spend some time with you before he has to go into battle again."

"I suppose he thinks he might die," the girl said indignantly. "He should not be so gloomy. Papa has always come through safely."

"But there is always a grave danger that he might not," Ellen said quietly. "You do not know, Jennifer. Your papa always kept you away from the army, which was as well. You were never in Spain and did not see the battlefields after battles." She shuddered. "If you had seen, you would have marveled that anyone survived at all. Your papa has lived through so many battles. It does not seem fair that he must face yet another."

"I forgot." Jennifer laid a hand on her stepmother's arm, her pretty face contrite. "Your own papa was killed in one of those battles. And you were there with him. It must have been dreadful."

"Yes." Ellen patted the girl's hand. "It was. But at least he was killed instantly. That is a blessing one learns to be thankful for when one has lived close to battle."

Jennifer squeezed her stepmother's arm before removing her See more like this in our Romance ebooks section

Share your thoughts on the Web of Love Romance ebook with other internet viewers!

From the same series: Web

The Gilded Web Best price $5.43

Title of Romance ebook: Web of Love
ISBN: 9780440337010
parent-ISBN: 9780440243052
Romance ebooks Publisher: Dell Publishing
Published: 06-2007
Released online for download: 06-26-2007
Author of eBook: Balogh, Mary
Series: More eBooks from the Web series
Number in this series: 3

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

Digital Editions

Yes

0440337011

9780440337010

2068 KB

n/a

Not allowed

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Mobipocket

Yes

9780440337010

378 KB

n/a

Not allowed

Sys Requirements

Download reader

Microsoft

Yes

5551648249

9780440337010

671 KB

n/a

Not allowed

Sys Requirments

Download reader

eReader

Yes

5551648230

9780440337010

345 KB

n/a

Not allowed

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Web of Love

Share your thoughts on the Web of Love Romance ebook with other internet viewers!

Title: Web of Love
Avg. Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

Number Of Comments:
1 Rating(s)
1 Review(s)

2 of 17 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	2 10/01/2008
Reviewer: A viewer from Atlanta, GA US
This is another beautiful story by Mary Balogh. Dominic and Ellen are not cast from the same mold as your usual historical romance heroes and heroines. The author depicts characters who demonstrate the depth of love, loyalty and commitment to family, friends and country that give them three dimensional, real qualities. The supporting cast of characters - sisters, brothers, stepchildren also have their own storylines and you wonder whether Ms. Balogh will explore these in other novels. I have enjoyed reading all of Ms. Balogh's novels and this one is definitely on my re-read list.
Was this review helpful to you?

Other Mary Balogh ebooks:

receive alert on new Mary Balogh ebooks

A Precious Jewel

New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh weaves a sensuous spell of romance that brings together the unlikeliest pair of lovers in the ...more

Best price: $7.42

Seducing an Angel

In a time unlike any other, a family you’ll never forget . . . Meet the Huxtables—three headstrong sisters and their dashing brother—each searching ...more

Best price: $18.53

At Last Comes Love

Review: This is probably my favourite book of this series so far. Meg was always my favourite character. I loved the hero, Duncan - who had made so many sacrifices ...more

Best price: $5.43

Then Comes Seduction

Review: It was a pretty good romance all round. Katherine was interesting because she really makes things her own, is generally a pretty snappy thinker who knows where ...more

Best price: $6.04

First Comes Marriage

Review: This is the story of Vanesssa Dew and Viscount Elliot Lyngate and how they overcome their own personal struggles to make their marriage work. I must mention ...more

Best price: $5.43

No Man's Mistress

Critics call her "a matchless storyteller." (Romantic Times) Readers have fallen in love with Mary Balogh's sparkling blend of wit and romance. Now this dazzling writer sweeps...more

Best price: $6.20

The Ideal Wife

In this classic tale, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh introduces a hero like no other: Miles Ripley, London’s most irresistible bachelor, who’...more

Best price: $6.04

Simply Perfect

Set against the seductive backdrop of Regency england, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh’s latest novel sweeps us into the sensual, enthralling world ...more

Best price: $5.50

The Devil's Web

Review: Compared to the other two books in the series, this book is a little bit of a disappointment. It's not as well written or developed as the Gilded Web or Web of ...more

Best price: $5.43

See full listing:

Top eBooks in "Romance Historical"

My Darling Caroline

by Ashworth, Adele

No man's darling . . . One by one, Lady Caroline Grayson watched her four sisters celebrate their betrothals, truly sure that marriage was not in her future--and perfectly ...more

Best price: $5.07

At the Duke's Pleasure

by Warren, Tracy Anne

All the Byrons are just as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" as their famous non-relation . . . but now the time has come for the eldest son to marry . . . edward Byron, ...more

Best price: $5.07

Lessons From a Scarlet Lady

by Wildes, Emma

Review: This is my first book by Emma Wildes and definitely not the last one, I am looking forward to read more of her books. This was a new, reading about two ...more

Best price: $5.14

Sinful Surrender

by Kendall, Beverley

Millicent "Missy" Armstrong is entering her third London Season, but not for lack of suitors. Since her debut three years ago, Missy has received twenty marriage proposals. ...more

Best price: $3.45

Outlander

by Gabaldon, Diana

Review: Outlander begins when Claire Randall, a young combat nurse in World War II, moves to Scotland with her beloved husband to re-ignite their marriage interrupted ...more

Best price: $2.75

Sexy As Hell

by Johnson, Susan

Second in the all-new trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Gorgeous as Sin
If his mistress is missing, then who's the woman in the ...more

Best price: $5.93

The Bargain Bride

by Metzger, Barbara

Review: WOW!! This book was awesome! This was my first book by this author but It probably will not be the last! The characters were believable because they were not ...more

Best price: $6.34

The Viking's Defiant Bride

by Fulford, Joanna

Review: I believe the is the first book by J Fulford and I certainly hope this isn't her last!! I adored the characters - both male and female were strong and ...more

Best price: $5.02

Taming the Highland Bride

by Sands, Lynsay

Review: Another five for Lynsay Sands. As always a wonderful story and suerb characters. I like vey much this book, the hero and heroine, extremly strong characters, ...more

Best price: $5.07

Other Romance eBooks Categories

Romance General (2911)

Gothic (31)

Harlequin Romance (3873)

Romance Adult (1879)

Romance Bundles (222)

Romance Chick Lit (478)

Romance Contemporary (4018)

Romance Fantasy (669)

Romance Historical (1871)

Romance Paranormal (317)